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Proactive Maintenance for Hydraulic Cylinders Insider Secrets To Hydraulics Damaged hydraulic cylinder rods and wiper seals are an eternal problem for users of hydraulic machinery. Dents and gouges on the surface of hydraulic cylinder rods reduce seal life and give dust and other contaminants an easy path into the hydraulic system. These silt-sized particles act like lapping compound, initiating a...

Proactive approach studies corrective maintenance orders on components in the PM program. By John P. Cook - a root cause analyst at Entergy Nuclear Northeast  Preventive maintenance (PM) is at the heart of maintaining equipment reliability. But one of the dilemmas is how to verify that the right preventive maintenance is being performed at the appropriate times. The solution is...

Maintaining a Strong Performance in the MillTorbjörn Idhammar, IDCON INCHigh investment costs mean that it is the interests of paper makers to look after their equipment. After all, prevention is better than cure.In today’s highly competitive market, mills cannot afford to be let down by their machines, so maintenance procedures are a crucial element in any company’s performance strategy. In...

by William C. Worsham, Reliability Center, Inc. Reliability Centered Maintenance has changed the way we think about Preventive Maintenance (PM). It has caused some to question whether it is even necessary to do preventive maintenance. The truth is most manufacturing facilities would benefit from a good preventive maintenance program. It would be especially beneficial for those plants that rely on...

How Clean is Clean? Mark Barnes If you're a regular reader of Machinery Lubrication magazine, you're no doubt fully aware of the impact that solid contaminants can have on the reliability of lubricated machines. In fact, studies have revealed that as much as 70 percent of all premature machine failures can be attributed to contamination. There are three dominant failure...

"Five Nines" and Infrared Testing (IR) at Data Centers Gregory R. Stockton Click here to view the full pdf.

Fast, Reliable Measurements Give Us An Effective Way of Planning Preventive Maintenance In Advance SPM Instrument "This equipment has given us completely new opportunities to plan maintenance activities in advance. This has meant that we've been able to minimize the number of breakdowns, thus increasing our profits." Olle Regnell is a preventive maintenance technician at the Skoghall Mill, a company...